YMMV / Beggars Banquet

• Magnificent Bastard ("Sympathy for the Devil"): The Devil himself, representing the personification of humanity's collective evil, is the suave, manipulative protagonist of the song. His existence being to tempt mankind into evil, the Devil lavishly orchestrates several events in human history towards this dark end from: arranging Jesus's crucifixion; dismantling the Romanov family dynasty in Soviet Russia; and pitting monarchs into warring each other. Despite him freely admitting his monstrousness, the Devil balances this by establishing himself as a sophisticated Man of Wealth and Taste who criticizes society's blurring of the line between good and evil, making it apparent that he and humanity were one and the same.
• Suspiciously Similar Song: The beginning of the acoustic guitar intro for "Salt of the Earth" sounds almost identical to the beginning of Bob Dylan's "Visions of Johanna", though the songs are otherwise much different.

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